ART APPRECIATION MIDTERM EXAMINATION REVIEWER NOTE DOUBLE CHECK THE SPELLING!

ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ART: GROUP 5 REPORTING

SEVEN (7) ELEMENTS OF ART

1. Line- are the path of moving point. They define the edges of shapes and forms.
2. Shape- 2-D FLAT, when line connects to itself.
3. Form- 3-D FORMS can be actual or implied, they have height, width, and depth.
4. Color- Hue of an object when light is reflected off of it.
5. Texture- The way something feels or the way it looks like it feels.
o Texture created using patterns
6. Space- the area around a subject in a work of art. shown with size, overlap, and proportion.
7. Value- The lights and darks of a color within a work of art.

SEVEN (7) PRINCIPLES OF ART

1. Patterns- repeat they can be created with lines, shapes, and colors.
o is the repetition of the elements of art or anything else.
2. Contrast- Differences in a work of art. Light and Dark, Rough and Smooth, Curved Line and Straight.
3. Balance- is the disturbing of the visual weight of objects in a work of art, color, size, texture.
 BALANCE COMPOSED OF THREE (3)
1. Symmetrical
2. Asymmetrical
3. Radial
4. Emphasis- Main idea, the main focus, the thing your eye sees first.
5. Unity- a similar element throughout a work of art that brings the parts together.
6. Proportion/ Scale- the size of something compared to what is next to it.
o is the size relationship between two or more objects. It can be how the parts fit together to make a whole.
7. Rhythm/ Movement- Visual elements in a work of art that create a sense of action or implied motion.

Actual form- is a work that you can see from all sides sculpture
Implied form- created with shading and modeling.

PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN: GROUP 6 REPORTING

EIGHT (8) PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
1. Balance- Distribution of visual weight in design to create equilibrium.
 THREE (3) FORMS OF BALANCE
a) Symmetrical- The elements used one slide are reflected to the other Ex. Taj Mahal- India
b) Asymmetrical- The elements are not the same (or of the same weight) on each side, putting heaviness on
one side. Ex. Isamu Noguchi
c) Radial- There is a central point in the composition around which elements and objects are distributed.
Ex. Rose Window- Katedral.
2. Contrast- Juxtaposing different elements to create visual interest and make certain elements stand out.
3. Emphasis- Focusing- attention on a specific element to create a focal point.
4. Unity- Ensuring that all elements in a design work together harmoniously.
5. Rhythm- Creating as sense of movement and flow within through repetition and variation.
6. Proportion- Establishing a pleasing relationship between sizes of different elements.
 PROPORTION CLASSIFIED INTO THREE (3).
1. Natural 2. Exaggerated 3. Idealized
7. Hierarchy- Organizing elements to indicate their level of importance or order.
8. Movement- Guiding the viewer’s eye through a design to create a sense of a progression.

CAVE ART AND GREEK ART GROUP 7 REPORTING

Cave art-
o Most cave art consist of paintings made with either red or black pigment,
o Engravings were made with fingers on soft walls.
o is generally considered to have a symbolic or religious function, sometimes both.
Ancient Egyptian Art- refers to paintings, sculptures, architecture, and other arts produced in ancient Egypt
between 31 1st century BC and the 4th Century BC.
o Included paintings, sculptures in wood, stone and ceramics, drawings on papyrus. faience, jewelry etc.
o Displays a vivid representation of the ancient Egyptian’s socioeconomic status and belief system.

Pyramid of Giza- Constructed between 2580- 2560 BC during the old Kingdom period.

Greek Art- Began in the Cycladic and Minoan civilization, and gave birth to Western classical art in subsequent
Geometric, Archaic, And classical periods. (With further developments during Hellenistic Period).
o Aim of Greek art was to express true ideas.

FIVE (5) FORMS OF GREEK ART

1. Architecture 2. Sculpture 3. Painting 4. Pottery 5. Jewelry making

Classical period- during Classical Period, Greek artist began to sculpt people in more relaxed postures and even in
action senses.
o Most works form this era or in the classical period are the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, and the statue of
Athena at Parthenos.

Roman Art- its republic and later Empire includes architecture, painting, sculpture, and mosaic work.
o is highly creative pastiche that incorporates not only Greek models but also Etruscan, native Italic, and even
Egyptian visual culture.
o Much Roman art is characterized by stylistic eclecticism and practical application.
Roman- they were the first to master the use of multiple arches, or vaults.
Romanesque and Gothic- the European wide movements of Christian art

FAMOUS ROMAN BUILDINGS

1. Colosseum 7(2- 80 CE)
2. Circus Maximus (6th century BCE- 4th century CE)
3. The Arch of Titus- (c.81 CE)
Chinese art- Chinese subjects for the art mostly Chinese characters.
o Other painters made use of philosophy and religion and their topic.
o Their style of dramatic use of light and shade is called Chiaroscuro.
Japanese art- Japan use scene from everyday life experiences especially in Kyoto, Japan.
o Ukiyo-e is their form of arts that is define as pictures of the floating worlds.
o Their art includes visual drama in their painting.
Shen Zhou- Greatest artist in China.
o He is one of the four Master’s mining” along with Tang Yin, Wen Zhenming, and Qui Ying.
o He played a pivotal role in the history of Chinese painting contributed greatly to Chinese art by creating
some of the most well known “Masterpiece: Poet on the Mountain top.

Manga- Greatest artist in Japan

o Who is best known for his manga series One Piece (1997 present). With more than 450 million tankobon
copies in circulation worldwide.

One Piece- is the best selling of Manga and the best- selling comic series of all time.
Making Oda- one of the best fiction authors.